10 Facts About Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany.

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Sixth-largest in area and fourteenth in overall population among Germany's sixteen Bundeslander, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is bounded to the north by the Baltic Sea, to the west by Schleswig-Holstein, to the southwest by Lower Saxony, to the south by Brandenburg, and to the east by the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland.

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Rural areas of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern are often characterized by Brick Gothic village churches and agricultural heritage, like brick homesteads, thatched roof houses, windmills, manor houses and castles.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is home to many cultural events throughout the year.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has the two oldest universities of the Baltic Sea region, among the oldest of Germany and all of Europe:.

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The Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Landtag is elected democratically by the citizens of the state and sits for a 5-year legislative period.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's stated her motivations for reorienting the coalition as a desire for "a new departure", and described The Left as a "social, pragmatic party" with decisive policy overlap with the SPD.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's said that The Left had been a reliable partner to the government even while in opposition, and had assumed "state-political responsibility" during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the least densely populated and least industrial German state, being the sixth largest in area, but only the 14th in population.

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the top destination for intra-German tourism and is gaining importance for international tourism.

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